Related to The Golden Calf: supernaturalgolden calf n. 1. In the Bible, a golden image of a calf fashioned by Aaron and worshiped by the Israelites while Moses was on Mount Sinai. 2. a. Money as an object of worship; mammon. b. The subject of intense veneration: "We create a gol...
calf, golden calf, golden,erected by the Israelites on several occasions, as related in the Bible and the Qur'an. Aaron made one while Moses was on Mt. Sinai. Jeroboam placed one at Bethel and another at Dan. Hosea denounced one in Samaria. Archaeological evidence suggests that bull images...
The ancient Egyptians esteemed gold, which had religious significance to them, and King Tutankhamun was buried in a solid-gold coffin 3300 years ago. The wandering Israelites worshipped a golden calf and the legendary King Midas asked that everything he touched be turned into gold.Not only is ...
The Israelites frequently fell into this sin, as seen in the incident of the golden calf (Exodus 32:1-6). Despite witnessing God's mighty acts, they crafted an idol, demonstrating a lack of faith and understanding of God's nature. The prophets repeatedly warned against such practices, as ...
The find shows that the figurine was a religious object in the area centuries before Moses.Like most readers of the Bible, I am familiar with the account in Exodus that tells what happened when Moses found that the Israelites had made a molten calf from their jewelry. As I read the short...
Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.1 Kings 8:9There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after ...
The Golden Calf (Exodus 32): Perhaps the most famous example, this incident occurs when the Israelites, having just been freed from Egyptian slavery, create a golden calf to worship while Moses is receiving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. This act of idolatry angers God, who threate...
Introduction to the Law - This is the law Moses set before the Israelites. These are the stipulations, decrees and laws Moses gave them when they
The baby Moses, born of Israelites but adopted by Pharaoh, becomes God’s prophet who, after bringing 10 plagues down upon Egypt, leads the Israelites through the Red Sea to freedom and to the revelation at Mount Sinai. The story of the Israelites worshipping the golden calf, which follows...
of Levito carry the ark of the covenantof theLord, to stand before theLordto ministerand to pronounce blessingsin his name, as they still do today.9That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their fellow Israelites; theLordis their inheritance,as theLordyour God told them...